Flashback: When Porsche 935 Race Car Gets Electric Power

Electric Racer

These days, even Porsche concedes that it'll likely be building nothing but all-electric vehicles at some point in its future. But with the Taycan just hitting the road, that future still appears to be pretty far off. Regardless, that didn't stop the mad scientists at Bisimoto Engineering from electrifying this Porsche 935 racer, a build they recently chronicled in this YouTube video. 

Look the Part

On the outside, you'd never be able to tell what lurks underneath that late 1970s Kremer Racing K3 body. Well, save for the lack of sound coming from the engine bay, of course. The pink and gray slant nose certainly looks ready for the track and even wears a set of turbofan-style wheels. But it's what powers this now street-legal racer that makes the biggest waves. 

Advanced and Ridiculous

Bisimoto is known for building some pretty wild stuff, but he calls this Porsche his "most advanced, most ridiculous car ever." Dubbed the Bisimoto K3V, the Porsche holds a few clues as to what's going on underneath the rear glass. There you'll find a host of electronics including a DC converter. But you can only really catch a glance at the car's electric motor by peeking in the cutouts on the rear of the car.

Engineering Speak

It's there that you'll find an electric powerplant rated at a whopping 636 horsepower. "It's heavily modified for those of you who do a lot of engineering," Bisimoto says. "It's a 475 kilowatt motor with a three-phase AC inductive setup. 400 volts is the max that it has the capability of handling." 

Providing Juice

That electric motor, of course, is supported by a host of batteries that provide it with juice. "I have some LG Chem batteries back here, about six of them here and another six upfront," Bisimoto says. "I have this J177 charging port that you plug right in." Right now, Bisimoto only has a level 1 charger, but there's a beefier one on the way. The whole thing is controlled by a race pack PDM.

Tame Racer

Perhaps the coolest thing about this 935 is that everything works. That includes the horn and putting it in reverse only requires pushing the clutch in and pulling the shifter back. The car was designed to be street-legal and very easy to drive, despite its racing heritage and rather powerful new electric motor. 

Blast to Drive

A digital dash provides all the information you need to know, from range to speed to what gear you're in, along with temperatures of everything that's important. Bisimoto reports that "it's just absolutely a blast to drive," and we have no reason to doubt that. With copious amounts of instant torque and a sub-3,000 pound curb weight, perhaps the electric future isn't so bad, after all.

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